Updated: Current Affairs Quiz of August 2012

 Multiple choice and objective type questions on current affairs August 2012. These questions are based on the day to day , recent events and happenings.

1) Which state had declared the House sparrow as official bird ?

1. Gujarat
2. Haryana
3. Delhi
4. Punjab

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Answer = C

2) Who is appointed as president of European Central Bank in Aug 2012 ?

1. Jean-Claude Juncker
2. Angela Merkel
3. Herman van
4. Mario Draghi

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Answer = D

3) Name the person who is also known as the blade runner and recently took part in Olympics games ?

1. Carl Pistorius
2. Sheila Pistorius
3. Van Phillips
4. Brüggemann

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Answer = A

4) Newfound moon of ex-planet Pluto names as ?

1. Hydra
2. P4
3. P5
4. Charon

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Answer = C

5) Andra Pardesh newly started to take advantage of Information Technology to comman man is known as ?

1. EMRI
2. E seva
3. Gyandhoot
4. None of these

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Answer = B

6) Who among the following chosen for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratan Award 2012 ?

1. Vijay Kumar and Sania Mirza
2. Vijay Kumar and Gagan Narang
3. Gagan Narang and Sania Mirza
4. Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar
   

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Answer = D

7) Delhi Government launched a scheme on 21 Aug 2012, What is tha ?

1. Kerosene Free Delhi
2. Polution Free Delhi
3. WiFi Delhi
4. None

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Answer = A
Explanation: Under this scheme around 3.50 households will get the free kerosene and gas stove free of cost in coming days.

8) Who is elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

1. Shrimati Violet Alva
2. Dr Smt Najma Heptulla
3. PJ Kurien
4. M M Jacob

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Answer = C

9) Name them who won the Cincinnati Masters at Cincinnati. ?

1. Roger Federer and Li Na
2. Ruth Sanders Cordes and May Sutton
3. Ruth Sanders Cordes and Clara Louise Zinke
4. None of these

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Answer = A

10) Who won the miss world 2012 Beauty Pageant ?

1. Jessica Michelle
2. Vanya Mishra
3. Sophie Moulds
4. Yu Wenxia

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Answer = D

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